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Apolipoprotein E polymorphism influences postprandial retinyl palmitate but not triglyceride concentrations.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Feb 1994
Boerwinkle E, Brown S, Sharrett A R, Heiss G, Patsch W
Abstract excerpt
To quantify the effect of the apolipoprotein (apo) E polymorphism on the magnitude of postprandial lipemia, we have defined its role in determining the response to a single high-fat meal in a large sample of (N = 474) individuals taking part in the biethnic Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. The profile of postprandial response in plasma was monitored over 8 h by triglyceride, triglyceride-rich...
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